Yonca Dervisoglu
| Yonca Dervisoglu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Turkish |
| 💼 Occupation | Business Woman |
| 👔 Employer | |
Yonca Dervisoglu, formerly known as Yonca Brunini, is a Turkish business-executive.[1] She is Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Europe, Middle East and Africa at Google, subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.[2][3] In addition to her current role she holds a number of board positions and held senior marketing positions at Unilever and Yahoo!.[4][5]
Dervisoglu was a driving force behind Grow with Google, an initiative that has trained 14 million people across EMEA in digital skills and which will help 10 million find a job or grow their business by the end of 2020.[6]
Early life and education[edit]
Dervisoglu was born in Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Her mother, Çayhan, was a teacher, and her father, Prof Dr Ahmet Dervişoğlu, was a professor of Electrical Engineering who taught at leading Turkish universities as well as University of California, Berkeley and served as the Dean of Istanbul Technical University Electrical Engineering Faculty for six years.[7][8] Her maternal grandfather, Ekrem Orhon, was governor of Rize, Turkey.[7][9] She earned her degree from Istanbul University in Business Administration and an M.A. from The Ohio State University in International Business.[10]
Career[edit]
Dervisoglu started her career at Kale Group in Turkey, where she worked for a year, after they provided a scholarship for her Master’s Degree. From 1992 to 2006 Dervisoglu held senior marketing positions at Unilever and Yahoo!. In 2006, she was recruited to Google by the current global CMO Lorraine Twohill.[4] Today she oversees marketing in Europe, Middle East and Africa and manages teams across 35 countries.[6][11] In 2011, Dervisoglu co-founded the Google Cultural Institute, what later became Google Arts & Culture, with Amit Sood, who leads the initiative.[11]
Board service and recognition[edit]
Dervisoglu sits on the Natural History Museum, London’s Digital Advisory Board and the Board of AccelerateHer, of the Founders Forum.[4] Previously, Dervisoglu served on the board of the at Heineken, starting in 2016, the board of Tech City UK and on the Global Leadership Council of Brookings Institution.[5] She also served on the committee of The Prince’s Trust Women’s Leadership Group, starting in 2013.[4]
In 2016 Dervisoglu was recognized at Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit and in 2020 was included in Yahoo! Finance’s list of the "Top 100 women role model executives 2020" globally.[12][13]
Personal life[edit]
Dervisoglu lives in London with her two daughters. As part of her role at Google she is the executive sponsor of #IamRemarkable, empowering women and underrepresented groups to speak candidly about their triumphs in the workplace and beyond.[13] Dervisoglu’s interests include art and Burning Man apparel.[11][14]
Depiction in media[edit]
Video and film clips[edit]
- 2016: Google's Role in the Refugee Crisis, Fortune[15]
- 2017: Turkish at the top of Google: Yonca Dervişoğlu Brunini, CNN[1]
- 2018: The Future of the Empowered Consumer, Forbes[16]
- 2020: 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum “The Future of the World" Panel, CBS News[17]
- 2020: CMO Now: Yonca Dervişoğlu, Google , CNBC[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Google'ın tepesindeki Türk: Yonca Dervişoğlu Brunini". CNN Türk (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "Yonca Dervisoglu on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-04-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "This Is the Most Googled Word in Syria". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Girl Guides: Google's VP of marketing, EMEA, Yonca Brunini on why brands must adopt revolutionary thinking". The Drum. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Heineken nominates Pamela Mars-Wright and Yonca Brunini". Heineken nominates Pamela Mars-Wright and Yonca Brunini. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Yonca Dervişoğlu > Events: AW 2020 | Speakers / Advertising Week". www.advertisingweek.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Who is Yonca Dervişoğlu?". İşte Kadınlar (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2021-04-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ AKGÜN, İpek İZCİ-Fotoğraflar: Muhsin. "Bu kitap kaderimizde vardı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "Center of Turkey's Black Sea town Rize to be demolished, relocated amid fears of collapse - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "The Ohio State University 317th Commencement" (PDF). The Ohio State University Registrar. Retrieved 11 February 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Dervişoğlu is on the World's Best Female Directors List". Rize Deyiz (in Türkçe). Retrieved 2021-04-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Most Powerful Women London 2016". www.fortuneconferences.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "The HERoes top 100 women role model executives 2020". uk.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "Saturday Talks: Alex Boyes on Augmented Architecture". Serpentine Galleries. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ Google's Role in the Refugee Crisis | Fortune, retrieved 2021-04-28
- ↑ "Future of the Empowered Consumer | CMO London 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "2020 Reykjavík Global Forum "The Future of the World" Panel". CBS News. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Webster, Kate. "CMO Now: Yonca Dervişoğlu, Google". CNBC Catalyst. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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